... relations, was supposed to take place in 2024 but has again been postponed indefinitely. Messages coming from India regarding its timing now point to the spring of 2026.
Julia Melnikova, Natalia Viakhireva, Gleb Gryzlov:
The Issue of Connectivity in India-Russia Relations — From Eurasia to the Arctic
An event that would be fairly ordinary in any other context of New Delhi’s regional policy holds particular significance here. Over a quarter century of modern history, the two sides have struggled to translate their written declarations ...
... BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
At the SCO summit in Tianjin this September, members again stressed respect for sovereignty as the foundation of secure and universal development. It is a reminder that the process must begin at home. Eurasian states must learn to stabilize their own region on the basis of legitimacy, not dependency.
Many still practise what they call
“multi-vector”
diplomacy – cultivating ties with powers whose policies toward Russia or China are at best unfriendly. But sooner or later, the Western refusal to acknowledge the sovereignty of its main competitors will force these partners to make choices. They will face political or economic risks if they continue to resist American ...
... an exceptionally rich strategic partnership. The main reason is that Russia and Uzbekistan possess the greatest demographic and industrial potential in the CIS. These factors, taken together, make their relations the driving force of development in Eurasia.
At the same time, Russia and Uzbekistan, as repeatedly emphasised by the participants of the bilateral conference of the Valdai Club and the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Moscow, May 27, 2025), are ...
... fewer, and the number of "consumers" is not decreasing, most medium and small countries objectively need to maintain access to the maximum number of opportunities provided by general market openness. Moreover, it is the large countries of Eurasia - Russia, China, and India - that are even more interested in remaining part of the global economy and trade. They have the resources to develop transport and logistics systems, and will certainly use them when favourable circumstances arise.
Thus, when ...
... time and space. However, this article will veer away from the traditional understanding of Eurasia coined by Nikolai Danilevsky and understand Eurasia from a 21st-century perspective. Mainly, the region will be looked through the lens of connectivity—Russia’s Greater Eurasian Partnership—which emphasizes the harmonization of Eurasian connectivity by linking projects such as the Eurasian Economic Union, Belt and Road Initiative, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the International ...
... security of Greater Eurasia, in terms of freedom from the likelihood of external destabilising influence? Second, what can be the contribution of our friendly neighbours - China and Iran – do to increase stability and dynamic development in the centre of Eurasia? And finally, can cooperation between Russia and the Central Asian countries already now serve as the framework for a common regional security system that will not be directed against other regions? Can it be truly open, but capable of effectively solving our current problems? The search ...
... RAS and the Fudan University focuses on the political and economic engagement between Moscow and Beijing in Central Asia and Eurasia as the key region of their shared interest. The report contains data monitoring the evolution of bilateral ties in business ... ... sectors. Recommendations for relevant ministries and agencies can be found within the analysis of the report.
Authors
From Russia:
Kirill Babaev, Dr. of Philological Sciences, Vladimir Danilov, Ph.D. in Economics, Yuri Kulintsev, Ph.D. in Political ...
... watching it closely due to the agenda and discussion points.
In conclusion, the BRICS can follow whatever path it chooses. However, it must be cautious and try to avoid an alliance mentality and Western mistakes. For example, many experts believe that Russia’s suspension from the G-8 in 2014 sharpened the divide between the Global South and North. It also intensified the crisis in the Eurasia region. Second, if the BRICS decides on an alternative currency, then the currency must not be the national currency of any member country. The world has already been facing the worst consequences of such a decision.
Lastly, it should create linkages ...
... organisational and legal infrastructure for more systematic security, economic development and financial relations.
The Russia-India-China (RIC) format of interaction that has existed since 2002 is extremely important today, as it unites the three leading Eurasian powers by various parameters: Russia is the largest nuclear power, China is the largest economy, and India is the largest country in terms of population. If the three states can reach an agreement, it will be a significant step towards Eurasian unity. More active work is now underway ...
The core of the new system is going to emerge in Eurasia, which remains not only the most populous, but also the most dynamic and economically potent continent of our planet
When Chairman Xi Jinping was departing from Moscow on his last trip to Russia in March of this year, his farewell words to Vladimir Putin were the following: “We are encountering change unseen in a hundred years. Let us work together to drive it”. Those of us who took courses in Chinese history may recall that the first ...
